How often do 1806 Half Dollars come up for sale?

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• Julian Posts: 3,370 ✭✭✭

  March 31, 2006 3:40AM

  They are fairly available. You should almost always be able to find one.
  
  If this coin is really beautiful, original, and untampered with, that is a reason to seriously consider it. If not, you can wait.

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• Baley Posts: 22,663 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 31, 2006 4:13AM

  how often so I see 1806's??
  
  more often than I see 1805 and before, but less often than all of the later dates.

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• BillJones Posts: 34,793 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 31, 2006 4:32AM

  I think that 1806 is the most common date in the Draped Bust, Large Eagle series. I've seen more of them than the 1807, which is the other common date.
  
  BUT as Julian says if the coin is an original, attractive VF, it's worth going after if that is the grade that fits your budget. Nice, original early coins are not easy to find this market. They are NOT widgets.

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• TomB Posts: 22,077 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 31, 2006 11:30AM

  It can be considered generic for this series but please keep in mind the caveats already expressed and buy up the original pieces with positive eye appeal.

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• braddick Posts: 24,807 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 31, 2006 12:00PM

  
  
  << <i>It can be considered generic for this series but please keep in mind the caveats already expressed and buy up the original pieces with positive eye appeal. >>
  
  
  
  
  

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• Nysoto Posts: 3,824 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 31, 2006 12:04PM

  If you buy the draped bust half dollar, be sure to post a picture here
  1806 O.129 Discovery thread
  1807 O.115 Discovery thread

  Robert Scot: Engraving Liberty - biography of US Mint's first chief engraver

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• marz Posts: 1,601

  March 31, 2006 12:09PM

  Texthttp://cgi.ebay.com/1806-50c-PCGS-VF30-Draped-Bust-Half-Pointed-6-Stem_W0QQitemZ8401014187QQcategoryZ11969QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
  
  Here's one. Kind of expensive but........
  
  
  
  

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• braddick Posts: 24,807 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 31, 2006 12:12PM

  LINK
  
  

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• DNADave Posts: 7,303 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 31, 2006 12:19PM

  
  
  << <i><a class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://cgi.ebay.com/1806-Draped-Bust-Quarter-PCGS-VF-30_W0QQitemZ8400811160QQcategoryZ11963QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem" target=blank>LINK</A> >>
  
  
  
  Hey, thats a quarter.
  
  
  Here is an 1806 O-109a that looks good to me. The stars and bust are well struck but the hair is weak..
  An original coin IMO.

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• USMC_6115 Posts: 3,015 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 31, 2006 1:09PM

  Thanks everyone! I'm going to take another look at her tomorrow. She looks as though she's been cleaned a long time ago (don't they all???)..If I buy it, I'll post a pic. No guarantee that you'll be able to see sxxt with my pic, but I'll try

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